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CODE 66223
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-INF/04
LANGUAGE Italiano
TEACHING LOCATION
SEMESTER 1° Semester

OVERVIEW

The course gives an overview of the main methods for planning logistic netwoorks and transportation systems.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To provide the student with the methodological tools to be able to model, analyse, manage and control transportation and logistic systems.

To show the main decision problems related with planning and managing transportation and logistic systems.

To introduce the main software tools for solving decision problems in the area of transportation and logistic systems.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures, with some exercises developed in lab with specific software.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Introduction to transportation and logistic systems. Strategic and tactical planning in logistic systems (location, network design e service network design problems). Operational planning in logistic systems (vehicle routing and bin packing problems). Urban transport planning (traffic assignment, user equilibrium and system optimum). Dynamic models and control for road traffic systems. Introduction to maritime transportation and planning problems in seaport container terminals.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

E. Cascetta, Teoria e Metodi dell’Ingegneria dei Sistemi di Trasporto, UTET, 1998.

S. Pallottino, A. Sciomachen (Eds.), Scienze delle Decisioni per i Trasporti, Franco Angeli, 1999.

G. Ghiani, R. Musmanno, Modelli e Metodi per l’Organizzazione di Sistemi Logistici, Pitagora Editrice Bologna, 2000.

G.Ghiani, G. Laporte, R. Musmanno, Introduction to Logistic Systems Planning and Control, Wiley, 2004.

C. Barnhart, G. Laporte (Eds.), Transportation, Handbooks in Operations Research and Management Science, vol.14, North-Holland, 2007.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

SILVIA SIRI (President)

SIMONA SACONE

LESSONS

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

The exam is oral. It is also possible to develop a project (team work).

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The professor will evaluate if the student has learnt new knowledge in the area of modelling and planning  transportation and logistic systems by asking him/her some questions about the specific topics dealt with in the Course.

Exam schedule

Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
14/06/2017 10:00 SAVONA Registrazione
12/07/2017 10:00 SAVONA Registrazione
06/09/2017 10:00 SAVONA Registrazione
22/09/2017 10:00 SAVONA Orale